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On February 5, 1941, the SS Politician ran aground off the islands of Scotland. After a bit, the ship broke up and began to sink, so local islanders rowed out to help salvage its contents: over 20,000 cases of whisky. Unfortunately, the government considered the salvaging more like looting, and pursued those who took part in it.

This story was told in the novel Whisky Galore, by Compton Mackenzie. (Mackenzie also wrote Monarch of the Glen, which became the basis for a long-running series on British television.)

The book was then made into a comedy film called Whisky Galore and released in the US under the name Tight Little Island. It's available for sale on Amazon or for rent on Netflix.

The anniversary of the grounding of the ship is Feb 5 so make sure you celebrate with a dram of your favorite maritime scotch whisky.

In 1970 a newspaper funded a diving expedition to find the ship and pull out some of the whisky still trapped inside. This whisky went up for auction in 2008 and I wrote about that here.

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Whisky Galore Day is February 5th

On February 5, 1941, the SS Politician ran aground off the islands of Scotland. After a bit, the ship broke up and began to sink, so local islanders rowed out to help salvage its contents: over 20,000 cases of whisky. Unfortunately, the government considered the salvaging more like looting, and pursued those who took part in it.

This story was told in the novel Whisky Galore, by Compton Mackenzie. (Mackenzie also wrote Monarch of the Glen, which became the basis for a long-running series on British television.)

The book was then made into a comedy film called Whisky Galore and released in the US under the name Tight Little Island. It's available for sale on Amazon or for rent on Netflix.

The anniversary of the grounding of the ship is Feb 5 so make sure you celebrate with a dram of your favorite maritime scotch whisky.

In 1970 a newspaper funded a diving expedition to find the ship and pull out some of the whisky still trapped inside. This whisky went up for auction in 2008 and I wrote about that here.

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